alleryCleistogamous flowers:
AInsect-pollinated
BWind-pollinated
CNever open; obligate self-pollination — bud-form structure
DOpen flowers
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Never open; obligate self-pollination — bud-form structure
**Cleistogamy:** flowers that never open.
Self-pollination assured.
Found in some grasses (Oxalis, Commelina, Viola, Commelina benghalensis).
Often produced in addition to chasmogamous (normal open) flowers — bet-hedging strategy.
**Drawback:** no cross-fertilization → no genetic variation.
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